It remains a pardon-our-dust situation for Waukegan Public Library visitors, but an ongoing $1.2 million renovation project to add multiple meeting rooms on the main floor of the County Street facility is now on target for completion in mid-June.

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As we mark Alcohol Awareness Month in April, there is some sobering news for Illinoisans. According to United Health Foundation's 2014 America's Health Rankings, we rank among the highest of 50 states in prevalence of binge drinking, defined as males having five or more drinks and females...

Speaking in front of a display table that held a sawed-off shotgun, a rifle, syringes filled with heroin and several pounds of marijuana, Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim and Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko spoke Saturday about the local battle against gangs.